diss7
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- Mike
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- A4, GT86, 997, TE27
Want a Supra (6cyl) in manual? So did I. (video)
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Change the clutch in one, then get back to us on that lol.Ah, got it. I thought you were going to come back with real strong and compelling evidence on to why you wouldn't pay $500 for a GT-Four instead of an emotional response. $500, even if it needed a full resto, I would buy it in a heartbeat.
Agreed about the most beautiful and rotary bit, but' its not the FD you are seeing in the mk5, it's the 2000gt with the mk4s haunches/quaters added to it.After seeing the Supra in the flesh, it definitely reminds me more of the mid-90's RX-7. I saw no A80 in it. Getting back to the RX-7, I've always considered it the most attractive of the 90's Japanese sports cars. Even today, very few cars are as attractive as it still is. Too bad they had to put the rotary in it.
Not gonna lie, I had to look it up to see what you were talking about. We're talking about $500 for a GT4 bro! That shit can have a burnt clutch, I'll still fix it.Change the clutch in one, then get back to us on that lol.
To me it has similar curves to the RX7, similar organic shape, although the details and sharp edges definitely are not. The narrow waisted, wide at the hips and shoulders look, and greenhouse shape all are reminiscent of the RX7, although I understand the claim is that the 2000GT was an influence.Change the clutch in one, then get back to us on that lol.
Agreed about the most beautiful and rotary bit, but' its not the FD you are seeing in the mk5, it's the 2000gt with the mk4s haunches/quaters added to it.
What car are you talking about, the Porsche, RX7, or new Supra?Agreed, it is reminiscent, I'm just saying there is no influence from the rx7 there. The mk5 rear shape is what you get when you take the 2000gts greenhouse and side profile and then slap the mk4s quarters and duck bill lip on the end of the hatch, then exaggerate everything.
The later GT4s spec something like 19 to 21 hours in the dealers labor guide to do the clutch in them. They are awesome cars, I go to a meet every year with a stack of them from every gen, but they are mega cramped under the skin. They are a pretty notorious for being hell to work on.
As an enthusiast vehicle they are a little odd too as they aren't really good at much of anything other then destroying gravel back roads at break net pace, which most surving examples of are too nice to do that too. They're too heavy to be really good at autox or circuit racing. Their drivetrains and electronics aren't designed to conquer all on pavement like a GTR or Evo. They are too rare and parts too expensive to make into a serious drag car like Eclipses used to be. Also the engines are only 2.0l and heat management and drivetrain durability keep them from chasing really high power figures. Anyways they are super cool and decent at most things when modded up a bit, just not great at anything. It would have been really interesting if Toyota had continued developing them in the 2000s and tried to keep up with the Evos and STIs. With the tech of that era they could have become really epic. But of course that was a dark era for Toyota.
The power output figure comparisons always get me. Export U.S./UK/Europe/General Supra MKIV's were advertised with 320hp and 315ft-lbs of torque (at the crank) but totally stock the engines dyno anywhere between 290whp-310whp and 285 ft-lbs or higher at the wheels. It's regularly been stated that the output of Export MKIV TT's was underrated. They're closer to 340hp-350hp (crank) stock with a bit more torque than just the advertised 315 ft-lbs.
That was beyond fake. The camera walking motion is very robotic and the giveaway. The police sirens, the background noise are cheesy and the crash damaged is very GT.First Toyota Supra crash is actually fake!
https://www.autoevolution.com/news/first-toyota-supra-crash-is-actually-fake-134122.html
Sorry to hit reverse so hard, but quick thing.Yeaaaahhhhhh I was gonna go with IJM for my Mk4 resto, but I think I just found my new green